Action Comics #572 [Direct]
(October 1985)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-07-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

The World of Superman Masqueraders! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Eduardo Barreto (signed)
Inks
Eduardo Barreto (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Keywords
elephants; giants; imposters

The World of Superman Masqueraders! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Craig Boldman
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Dave Hunt
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-4652
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Professor Creighton; Lana Lang; Gollo (alien)
Synopsis
Gollo comes to Earth for Superman's help when his entire race of shape-changing aliens has decide to take Superman's shape.
Keywords
elephant; parade; space warp

Indexer Notes

Gollo first appeared in Action Comics #234.

SOS from Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Beppe Sabatini
Pencils
Howard Bender
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-4650
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Sarikar (alien race); Trophy-Lord
Synopsis
Superman saves the last two members of the alien race, the Sarikar from being killed for their pelts.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Interplanetary Zoo; time travel; walkman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Action Reaction / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Laurie Rozakis (replies)
Pencils
José Luis García-López
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-4684

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Dale Coe, John Henry Sain, David Pulleyblank and T.M. Maple.

The Puzzle of the Purloined Fortress! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Waid
Pencils
Rick Hoberg
Inks
Steve Mitchell
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-4651
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Pete Ross; Jon Ross; Lex Luthor (cameo); Brainiac (cameo); Terra Man (cameo)
Synopsis
Superman gives Jon a tour of the Fortress of Solitude but when they arrive the contents of the Fortress are missing.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Giordano
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a checklist of other DC titles on sale the week of July 25th, 1985.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The World of Superman Masqueraders!
    Superman
  2. 1. The World of Superman Masqueraders!
    Superman
  3. 2. SOS from Nowhere!
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Action Reaction
  5. 4. The Puzzle of the Purloined Fortress!
    Superman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore